Click on:  http://www.camgenpa.com/books/Gable/v2/p0914.html   This is the tail end of an article about the Thompson family.  You will see a reference about Major John Thompson who was married to Ellen Patton.   Connie --- On Mon, 11/10/08, Katie Steiger <kthome@comcast.net> wrote: From: Katie Steiger <kthome@comcast.net> Subject: Re: [PACAMBRI] DEATH CAMBRIA CO., PA 1872 To: MMSGemstone@aol.com, pacambri@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, November 10, 2008, 3:56 PM Isn't it interesting that they never refer to the poor woman by her name? Also, "By blood and marriage she was connected with some of the best families in the State....", but they don't even mention her maiden name. It has only been in the last 25 - 30 years that the newspapers in my community stopped titling the obituaries of females as "Mrs. John Smith". Katie ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please click daily to enable needy women to have free mammograms: http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/ . -----Original Message----- From: pacambri-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:pacambri-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of MMSGemstone@aol.com Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 2:20 PM To: pacambri@rootsweb.com Subject: [PACAMBRI] DEATH CAMBRIA CO., PA 1872 THOMPSON - SUDDEN DEATH OF AN ESTIMABLE LADY - Our community was startled, not to say shocked, on Wednesday evening last, by the announcement of the fearfully sudden and unlooked for death of the amiable and much esteemed wife of our worthy postmaster, Maj. John Thompson, which sad event took place at the house of Mr. F. H. Barker, whither she was conveyed from the Presbyterian church, where she had been in attendance, in company with her husband, at the concert given on the evening named. Her death was caused by disease of the heart, to which she was subject, and the first attack came on while present in the church. Her age was about 65 years and she was the mother of five sons and four daughters, all of whom were worthy of her earnest love and kind solicitade. By blood and marriage she was connected with some of the best families in the State, and no death could be more widely and sincerely mourned than that of this much respected lady. Her funeral took place at two o'clock yesterday afternoon and was attended by a large concourse of sympathizing friends. Interred at Lloyd's cemetery Ebensburg Freeman, March 8. Wed. 13 March 1872 issue. The Register, Hollidaysburg, Blair Co., PA. M.S. **************AOL Search: Your one stop for directions, recipes and all other Holiday needs. Search Now. (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212792382x1200798498/aol?redir=htt p://searchblog.aol.com/2008/11/04/happy-holidays-from -aol-search/?ncid=emlcntussear00000001) - - - - - - - - - - Search for more Cambria County information on our webpage: http://www.camgenpa.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PACAMBRI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message - - - - - - - - - - Search for more Cambria County information on our webpage: http://www.camgenpa.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PACAMBRI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message